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Content / e-books
Judge Appears Poised to Toss Booksellers’ Suit
A federal judge appeared poised to dismiss a lawsuit filed by independent booksellers against Amazon and the big six publishers over Amazon’s use of DRM in the Kindle e-reading platform.
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PW Tip SheetHow Becoming a Librarian Saved Me
Josh Hanagarne, author of the quirky new memoir The World's Strongest Librarian, talks about the importance of working in a library.
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Content / e-books
Judge: No Jury for Penguin in E-book Case
Barring a last minute settlement, Penguin will be joining Apple at the defense table on June 3 as the bench trial gets underway in the long-running e-book price fixing case.
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Awards & Prizes
ALA Unveils 2013 Finalists for Andrew Carnegie Medals
The American Library Association has announced six books as finalists for the 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the U.S.
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Retailing
German Court Nixes Selling Used E-books
Weeks after a U.S. court rejected ReDigi’s bid to resell digital files, a German court ruled that digital books can’t be resold by purchasers.
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PW Select
PW Select April 2013: All Our Coverage
The latest PW Select supplement—Publishers Weekly's quarterly guide to what's new in the self-publishing industry.
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Libraries
S&S Offers E-Book Lending, Purchase Via New York City Libraries
The one-year pilot program with the city's three library systems will make the complete Simon & Schuster e-book catalogue available for unlimited checkout during that period.
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Publisher News
Booksellers Urge Court Not to Toss Amazon E-book Lawsuit
Plaintiff booksellers this week filed an opposition motion urging the court not to dismiss their lawsuit against Amazon and the big six publishers, arguing that there is indeed enough evidence of restraint of trade to keep the case moving forward.
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Nancy Pearl
Check it Out with Nancy Pearl: Books on Education
In this month’s column, Nancy weighs in on the Common Core
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Content / e-books
New Filings Hint Royalties Driving HC's Suit Against Open Road
Legal questions aside, a business question looms large: Did HarperCollins choose to litigate a contract drafted more than 40 years ago, before e-books were invented, rather than negotiate a higher e-book royalty rate?
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